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Opened Mar 8, 2009
Closed Apr 11, 2009
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Keen Company presents Broadway legends John Cullum and Tony Roberts in the New York premiere of Heroes by Gerald Sibleyras, with a translation by Tom Stoppard. Carl Forsman directs a cast that stars John Cullum, Jonathan Hogan, and Tony Roberts.

An evocative comedy about three World War I veterans living in a veterans home who plot a new assault - a trip to a stand of trees in the distance. But should they bring the stone dog with them? And does the stone dog move sometimes?

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:



Clurman Theatre
410 W 42nd St
New York, NY 10036

The Clurman Theater, although it has the same name as its predecessor, bears no resemblence to it. This brand new theater features fixed, plush seating as well as heat and air conditioning. Located on the lower level of the Theater Row complex, the C [...] Read More

WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

Once you get a handle on its three increasingly endearing characters, you are going to love Heroes, being presented by the Keen Company at Theatre Row. This award-winning work by French playwright Gerald Sibleyras, presented here in a translation by Tom Stoppard, sneaks up on you. The play seems at first a bit arch and rather formal in an off-putting sort of way. But it is ultimately very funny -- as well as a warm and deeply moving meditation on aging and companionship -- thanks in large part to the exceptional performances of John Cullum, Jonathan Hogan, and Ron Holgate under the direction of Carl Forsman.

The three elderly men on a terrace of a French home for war veterans in 1959 probab[...]


Reviewed by Barbara and Scott Siegel on Mar 9, 2009

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